MADISON, WI – The largest producer-only farmers market in the U.S., the Dane County Farmers’ Market (DCFM) celebrates 50-plus years of operation with the publication of The Dane County Farmers’ Market Cookbook: Local Foods, Global Flavors. Written by veteran Wisconsin-based author Terese Allen, the hardcover, full-color, perfect bound book will be released

Madison, WI – Wednesday, Representative Rozar issued the following statement regarding the Assembly’s passage of Assembly Bill 245, also known as the “shared revenue” Bill, and Senate Bill 330, increasing funding for K-12 students. “I am grateful for the leadership shown by the Assembly and Senate in crafting the largest investment

“The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) makes it clear that aiming to connect families with the resources they need to stay together and preserving cultural connections are essential to child welfare. It also reinforces tribal sovereignty, allowing tribes and parents to petition child welfare proceedings to be moved to a

Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement in support of Speaker Robin Vos’ call for a $32 million cut in funding to the UW System in response to their wasteful spending on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff and programming: “I support Speaker Vos’ efforts to end taxpayer funding

MADISON–The Wisconsin State Assembly passed AB 305 yesterday, a bill that would entrench a two-tiered system of education in Wisconsin. In response to voting against AB 305, Rep. Vining (D-Wauwatosa) issued the following statement: “Every child in Wisconsin has a constitutional right to an adequately funded public education, and this

WAUSAU, Wis. The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS) is excited to announce Let’s Talk, Marathon County, a program aimed at fostering constructive conversations among residents on a variety of public issues. Let’s Talk has been selected as one of 32 grantees for the Healing Starts Here initiative, a nationwide effort to

Madison, WI – State Sen. Duey Stroebel (R – Cedarburg) issued the following statement in response to passage of Senate Bill 330, a bill he authored to establish better parity in the per pupil funding amounts for K-12 public, independent charter and choice schools in Wisconsin: “After several hours of floor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, joined members of the U.S. House and Senate in reintroducing the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would put into law Americans’ right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century

Madison: Major legislation dealing with shared revenue and school funding passed both houses of the state legislature yesterday with bi-partisan support. These two bills allocate a portion of the state’s sales tax to local governments, increase funding for public schools, eliminate the personal property tax, and improve the resources available for choice and charter schools.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), and Zach Nunn (R-IA) today introduced the Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies (NO EMITS) Act, a bill that would create incentives for producers to transition their farms to soil health cropping systems. These systems increase farm productivity and

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recommending Wisconsinites to reduce their time outdoors due to ongoing air quality alerts resulting from Canadian wildfire smoke. Health impacts are expected across most of Wisconsin today, where the air quality index is expected to range from the UNHEALTHY FOR

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the La Crosse Tribune details how the American Rescue Plan continues to deliver for Wisconsin, with $1.6 million in funding for affordable housing and clean water infrastructure. Passed without the support of a single Republican in Congress, the American Rescue Plan has powered a historic economic recovery,

MADISON – The Joint Committee on Finance is scheduled to meet today to discuss the future of the Child Care Counts program in Wisconsin. Democratic members of the Committee on Joint Finance held a press conference this morning with children, legislators, advocates, small business owners, and community members to demand

Madison – Representative Nancy VanderMeer (R-Tomah), Chairperson of the Assembly Committee on Transportation, commended the exceptional investments in local roads and bridges made by the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance on Tuesday. “I’m incredibly pleased with my colleagues on the Joint Finance Committee and the investments they’ve made in local roads

MADISON – Today, the Democratic members of the Joint Committee on Finance were joined by parents, employers, and child care advocates from across the state to save Child Care Counts. During the press conference, members and advocates called on Republican lawmakers to fully fund the Child Care Counts program at $340

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today urged Republicans on the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) to approve significant investments proposed by the governor in his 2023-25 biennial budget to make child care more affordable and accessible for working families while stabilizing the industry to maintain support for the state’s workforce. Specifically, Gov. Evers is calling on Republicans on JFC—who

MADISON, Wis. – This afternoon, the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) will discuss and vote on budgets for the Department of Health Services and the Department of Children and Families. The committee will have an opportunity to include Child Care Counts in the budget, a critical program that helps families

Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on Brackeen v. Haaland, upholding the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). In response, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Morongo Band of Mission Indians Chairman Charles Martin, Oneida Nation Chairman Tehassi Hill and Quinault Indian Nation President Guy

(MILWAUKEE) — The scholarships and grants offered to Milwaukee Public Schools graduates in 2023 totaled a record-setting $121 million, the district announced at its annual Scholarship Reveal event Thursday, June 15. The jump by $14 million in 2023 represents the largest year-over-year increase in scholarships and grants since 2012, when MPS began

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski has announced Mike Strigel as Assistant Deputy Secretary, Robby Personette as Administrator of the Division of Agricultural Resource Management, and Michelle Reinen as Administrator of the Division of Trade and Consumer Protection. A Wisconsin native,